Urban Night Returner

When Shen Gu rushed into the old house, everything looked normal, even the sky was a little brighter, because the cloud had dispersed, the sun had already passed its eclipse, and gradually returned to its round shape.He lived in the guest room outside the old house last night, but right now he didn't care about etiquette, so he just kicked the door and entered, and found the courtyard of the old house all the way.The courtyard smelled strongly of sulfur, and there was a small scorching mark on the ground.Shen Gu squatted down and picked up a deformed button from the scorched earth. It was also on Zhong Lecen's shirt, and he recognized it.

The sky became brighter, and everything seemed to be returning to normal. Shen Gu even heard the voices of Zhong's family from outside. It must be that Huangquanjing has recovered its calm and they can come back.But what about his Le Cen?

"The Yellow Spring Well is flowing backwards!" It was Zhong Leyang who rushed in, but his voice was not at all the ease of the past, but extremely nervous, "What's going on? There was Demon Killing Lei here just now, why are you here? Lei Who was it that hit?"

"Maybe - your brother." Shen Gu clenched the button that was still hot, and pointed to the scorched marks on the ground.

"It's really my brother?" Zhong Leyang stomped his feet vigorously, "Just now we suddenly felt that something was wrong, Zuo Mu's goal might not be the Yellow Spring Well at all, but the water in the Yellow Spring Well suddenly backed up, and none of us dared to leave. Now that the solar eclipse is almost over, I just came back to have a look, Zuo Mu, what exactly is he trying to do?"

"I don't know, but they are missing now."

Zhong Leyang suddenly found the rag in his other hand: "What is that?"

"Your brother's shirt."

"You picked it up?"

"I tore it from him?"

"What?" Zhong Leyang asked in surprise, "Did you see him?"

"No. No, maybe I saw him. I thought I saw him, and then I tried to give him a hand, and in the end, I tore off the cloth!"

"He has a clear heart." Zhong Yuanhong's voice came from the door, and he walked in slowly supported by Zhong Leying, tired but still straightened his back, "Huang Quan moved, he wanted to release Le Cen's seal, but he didn't seem to be able to in the end." can succeed."

"Do you know where they went?" Shen Gu didn't bother to ask Zhong Yuanhong how he knew that Le Cen's seal hadn't been broken, he just wanted to know where they went now.

"It depends on you." Zhong Yuanhong glanced at Shen Gu, "You have already done it just now, try again now."

"How to try?" Shen Gu looked at the rag in his hand, "I just knew that Le Cen was here, so I was able to get him. But now I don't know where he went at all!"

"How did you know he was here just now?"

"……Feel……"

"Then feel it again!"

Shen Gu was a little dazed.Now he can only feel that Zhong Lecen is not here, moreover, he is not in Zhongnan Mountain anymore, other things, he doesn't know how to feel.

"Actually, you don't need to know where my brother is, you can find him by relying on his mind!" Zhong Leyang tried to explain, but he had never practiced it himself, and this is something that can only be understood but not expressed in words, so he just said After one sentence, he shut his mouth.

But his words touched Shen Gu.Why do you need to know where Zhong Lecen is?If he just thinks about Zhong Lecen, is that okay?Le Cen, Le Cen... almost bewildered from thinking about it, Zhong Le Cen's face seemed to flash before his eyes, he instinctively grabbed it with his hand, and then spread his hand, it was a blood-red petal, but only for a few seconds, this petal It turned to ashes in the palm of his hand.

"The other shore flower!" Zhong Leyang almost jumped up, "The other shore flower on Huangquan Road!"

Shen Gu didn't know what the other shore flower was, but he could clearly hear the word Huangquan: "Huangquan? Le Cen entered Huangquan Road? But why did his body disappear?" Shouldn't only the soul enter Huangquan Road?

Zhong Leyang and Zhong Yuanhong looked at each other for a while, and then Zhong Leyang tentatively said: "Could it be that my brother is--into the dead?"

Zhong Leying's eyes widened: "How is it possible!"

"But that is indeed the Bana flower!"

Zhong Leying fell silent.The other shore flower only blooms on Huangquan Road, and the petal that Shen Gu caught is indeed the other shore flower!

Shen Gu didn't want to listen anymore.No matter what his physical body is in the dark, in short, it is true that Zhong Lecen is now on the road to Huangquan, and he is going to find him soon!

"Can you send me to him?"

"This--" Zhong Leyang was in a dilemma, "I can only send the living soul to the gate of hell at most, but I can't guarantee that I will send you to my brother. And whether my brother is going to hell in the flesh, it's still..."

Shen Gu waved his hand: "I don't care so much, anyway, is there anything you can do? Isn't there a Yellow Spring Well in the back mountain of your house? Can that lead to the underworld?"

Zhong Leyang smiled wryly: "The Yellow Spring Well can indeed pass through the underworld, but the Yellow Spring is a thousand feet deep. If you really want to go from there to the underworld, you must drown before it sinks to the bottom. And the Yellow Spring Well is very abnormal now. I don't know why. Everyone is guarding over there, we can't let you jump into the well like this."

"But I have to find Le Cen, and you said that Le Cen is on Huangquan Road! So what about this 'He Xin Tong'? Is there a way for 'Ta Xin Tong' to let me go to Le Cen's side?"

Zhong Leyang still shook his head: "His mind is just for you to catch things, I have never heard of one that can send the user there by himself."

Shen Gu didn't give up: "If I can grab something, then of course I can pull myself over by grabbing the fixed thing over there. The effect of force is mutual, which should also make sense!"

Zhong Leyang looked at his grandfather for help, but Zhong Yuanhong thought for a long time before shaking his head: "I have never heard of someone who can use 'He Xintong' in this way, and as for entering the dead, no one in the Zhong family has ever been able to use it like this." did."

Shen Gu didn't say another word, turned around and left.Obviously, the Zhong family can't help him now, and he has to find a way by himself.He couldn't understand the words about entering the underworld. It seemed to mean that Zhong Lecen had entered the underworld, which was against common sense.He also knows that the gate of ghosts is closed at the gate of ghosts, how can one enter the gate of ghosts without becoming a ghost?But now Zhong Lecen's body and soul are indeed on the road to Huangquan, what is going on?Could it be because of the help of that Tianxinlei?Such an astonishing flash of lightning only scorched a small piece of the ground, which itself is unreasonable.So could it be because most of the energy of this lightning bolt was used to split the space channel?Wait, space channel, if it's just a space channel, then isn't it possible to do it with ten swords?

"Yakumo, can ten swords open the passage to the underworld?"

The dog ghost whined in a low voice, and shook his head to express that he didn't know.At least, it has never seen someone from the Tsuchiyamen family do it.Shen Gu was deep in thought, pressing his hand on the dog ghost's back, feeling the cool edge of the ten-handed sword that gradually emerged: "I have to try! If it is really the sword of the son of the creator god, it should be able to Open the way to all worlds!"

The dog ghost looked at him in disapproval - but you don't know where the underworld is.

Shen Gu clenched the hilt of his sword: "I don't need to know, I just need to know that this passage can lead to Le Cen!"

The dust turned from the petals on the other side was blown up by a gust of wind. Before the dust was completely blown away by the wind, Ten Swords drew a shining arc in the air, and the air parted to both sides like an ebbing tide. , but what was exposed was a pitch-black narrow opening, and nothing could be seen inside the opening.The dog ghost took a step back in shock from the cold air rushing towards his face, but Shen Gu stepped in without hesitation.As soon as he stepped in, his figure was swallowed by darkness, and the gap quickly closed.The dog ghost was stunned for a moment, and then barked to follow, but it was a step too slow, the narrowed gap seemed to be elastic, and it popped out completely, and then the air fluctuated slightly, and the gap disappeared completely .

When Shen Gu stepped into the gap, he felt as if he had stepped on the ground, and his whole body sank rapidly in the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers. He thought he didn't know where he was going to fall, but it felt like he had fallen halfway down. About one meter, he stepped on the ground.Shen Gu staggered and stood upright, and when he looked up, he realized that there was some light in front of him at some point, at least he could clearly see the large area of ​​bright red flowers extending from his feet, spreading to the end of his field of vision like a carpet.This scene is indeed a bit shocking, as far as the eye can see, there are all blood-like flowers, not even half a weed or a half leaf, just such a uniform red color, if you look at it for a long time, you will feel that your eyes are bleeding .Not far from the side is a river, the river is flowing silently, and it looks crystal clear.The strange thing is that the light from nowhere seems to end on the river, and the river bank on this side can be seen, but the river bank on the other side is shrouded in darkness. Shen Gu squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't see it clearly. How wide is the river.

There was silence all around.There is neither the chirping of insects and birds in the wild, nor the sound of running water when the river flows, and there is not even a little wind, let alone human voices.It was unnaturally quiet, eerily quiet.Shen Gu looked around, but he couldn't see half of the figure.He didn't know if the petal he caught was caught here, of course, maybe Zhong Lecen did stay here but has gone away now.He looked forward and looked back, there was no difference in the scene in his field of vision, and he couldn't find any traces that could help him judge Zhong Lecen's whereabouts.Shen Gu sighed, deeply hated that the dog ghost was not around at this time, but he couldn't stand here to waste time, so he finally chose a direction - going upstream along the river.

The river water was slightly splashed.When Shen Gu came closer, he realized that the river was actually quite deep, but the water was very clear, and he could see the white pebbles at the bottom of the river at a glance——Shen Gu took a look and suddenly realized something was wrong, so he squatted down to take a closer look. Only then did I realize that there were no pebbles, but some bones that had been washed by the water for many years and had become round and smooth!White bones are everywhere at the bottom of the river, and they are all human bones, buried in the mud at the bottom of the river, only nodding their heads, no wonder he sees them as pebbles.Other than that, there is no living thing in the river.

Shen Gu searched the ground, looking for a rock or something to throw down to measure the depth of the water.The water is so clear that it is easy to make mistakes.But he searched the ground for a long time but couldn't find any stones, so he gave up, stood up and continued walking along the river.

I don't know how long I walked, the river and the sea of ​​flowers still have no end, and there is still no movement or living things around.Shen Gu stood impatiently and looked around, it was impossible to go on like this, if he went in the wrong direction, he would be farther and farther away from Zhong Lecen.Is there no one in this place?Even if it is Huangquan Road, at least let him find a ghost to inquire about it, right?

Shen Gu thought so, turned around, and suddenly saw a small boat by the river in the distance.Shen Gu frowned.Although the other shore flowers bloomed all over the land, they were not high, and they definitely did not block his vision, so he was sure that there was not such a small boat there just a second ago, let alone sitting on the bow. personal.

Whether he is a man or a ghost, let's go and have a look first.Shen Gu made up his mind and strode over.When he got closer, he saw clearly that the person sitting on the bow was actually a monk, his face was full of wrinkles, a snow-white beard grew on his chin, and he was wearing a white monk's robe, which looked like coarse cloth, and he was cross-legged Sitting, twirling a string of beads in his hand, chanting in a low voice.Hearing the sound of solid footsteps, the monk slowly raised his head: "Does the benefactor want to cross the river?"

Shen Gu clenched Jin Tiezhiying secretly, and nodded casually: "Master, did you see a young man—oh, maybe two people passed by here..."

The monk listened carefully to Shen Gu's description of Zhong Lecen and Zuo Mu's appearance, thought about it for a moment, and shook his head.Shen Gu was a little disappointed: "Excuse me, is the master always by the river?" Maybe Zhong Lecen walked past and the monk didn't see it, or he really went in the wrong direction.

The monk nodded: "I've been here all along. Is the donor going to cross the river?"

Shen Gu thought about what river to cross, but what if Zhong Lecen and Zuo Mu crossed the river?

"Excuse me, the only boat on this river is your master?"

The monk shook his head: "No, there are more than ten ferry boats on the weak water."

Could it be that Zuo Mu and Zhong Lecen have already crossed the river?

"Where is the other side of the river?"

The monk's voice was calm: "Infernal hell."

"Infernal Hell?" Shen Gu's heart tightened. Could it be that Zhong Lecen would go to an Infernal Hell, "Then what is this place beside the river?"

"The road to the underworld."

"What's on the way?"

"There is nothing but the blooming flowers of the other shore."

Shen Gu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that there was nothing left.In other words, if Zhong Lecen hadn't crossed the river, at least there would be no danger.Then it seems that he should cross the river to have a look first, and talk about it if he can't find it on the other side of the river.

"Then Master Lao will take me across the river."

The monk stood up, picked up the oar beside him neatly, and called out: "Someone is crossing the river." As soon as the voice fell, someone stood up at the stern of the boat.

Shen Gu was startled secretly.The boat was only so big, even though there was a small canopy in the middle, it definitely couldn't stop a person, and he stood so close just now, he didn't even see the second person on the boat.

This person is a woman, wearing an ancient jacket and long skirt, her hair is tied in a bun, her face is pretty, she looks like she is in her early twenties, she is holding a long penny in her hand, and the two of them are paddling one by one. Pont, the boat left the bank and walked slowly to the other side of the river.

Sitting on the boat, Shen Gu watched the river roll by, and the boat was moving slowly, as if the boat was carrying something of unknown weight. He couldn't help but ask, "Are the ferry boats here so slow?" If Zhong Lecen was really on the river Over there, he was so slow, the day lily was cold.

The monk beat the oars vigorously with both hands, and recited a Buddha: "The soul is full of sins, so it is naturally sad for weak water."

Shen Gu looked at him vigilantly: "Master, what does this mean?" He suddenly found that the monk's fingers holding the oar were slightly oozing red. When it was worn out, I looked back at the woman who was pole-pulling. There were also beads of sweat on her forehead, as if she was struggling very hard.

The monk chanted the Buddha's name again: "The donor must sincerely repent before the ferry can move forward smoothly."

Shen Gu stood up abruptly: "Master, I'm here to find someone. What do you mean by confession?"

As soon as he stood up, the boat swayed from side to side immediately, and the river overflowed to one side of the boat.Shen Gu looked over at a glance, and found that the river overflowing onto the boat had turned into the shape of a hand, as if it wanted to hold the boat firmly.The monk saw it at a glance, and said aloud: "Amitabha." Gently pushed the oar over, and put the hand into the river.All of a sudden, the river was churning, and it seemed that many heads were floating on the surface of the water, and the water waves turned into countless arms, as if there were countless people in the water screaming and wanting to climb onto the boat.Shen Gu asked in a deep voice: "What is this?"

The monk said slowly: "This is the soul in the weak water. If you have sinned in life, you will not be reincarnated. You must practice repentance here. Only after you complete your meritorious deeds can you escape from sin and enter reincarnation."

Shen Gu didn't dare to move any more, watched those souls struggling for a while, then sank slowly, and the river calmed down again.The monk looked at him calmly: "The benefactor should sit down, if you fall into weak water, you will sink to the bottom."

Shen Gu sat down slowly, staring at the monk closely: "Who is the master?"

The monk bowed his head and said: "That's good. The old man is a sinful person. He is ferrying on this weak water, and he is just chanting scriptures and repenting for the souls in the weak water."

Shen Gu took a deep breath: "Master is also a guilty person? I don't know what kind of crime it is?" Seeing that he jumped into the trap by himself, and now he can only calm down in this weak water. Let's talk again.

The monk smiled wryly: "The sins of the previous life are so serious that they cannot be explained in a single word."

Shen Gu glanced at the woman at the stern: "This one is also?"

The monk shook his head: "She is not guilty, but she wants to make atonement for others, so she is here as a ferryman."

The woman kept her head bowed and nodded, and she didn't speak a word from the beginning to the end.Shen Gu looked at her carefully, and felt that there was something familiar that he couldn't tell, so he tentatively asked: "May I ask the master's name, what is this person's name?"

The monk nodded and said: "The old man was called Leshan in her previous life. Her surname was Zhang and Suqin in her previous life."